Keurig Green Mountain Subject of Antitrust Lawsuits

Keurig Green Mountain's plans to introduce a new single-serve brewer that will lock out competitors has triggered a backlash that includes 14 lawsuits filed in the last two months, alleging violations of both federal and state antitrust and anti-competitive laws. The reaction to the Keurig 2.0, which comes out this year and will only accept K-Cup portion packs manufactured by Keurig, has also been expressed in a barrage of negative comments in the Twitterverse and blogosphere.